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Text:When I Behold Jesus Christ
Author:Almaz Belhu
Translator:Hartmut Schoenherr with Jim and Aurelia Keefer
Translator:Joseph Herl, b. 1959
Tune:MIN AYNET FAQIR NEW
Arranger:Henry V. Gerike, b. 1948
Composer:Almaz Belhu

859. When I Behold Jesus Christ

Text Information
First Line: When I behold Jesus Christ
Title: When I Behold Jesus Christ
Author: Almaz Belhu (sts. 1-3)
Translator: Hartmut Schoenherr with Jim and Aurelia Keefer (alt.)
Translator: Joseph Herl, b. 1959 (st. 4)
Meter: 76 76 and refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Scripture: ;
Topic: Redeemer; Grace; Lent
Copyright: Sts. 1-3 © 1970 Ethiopian Evangelical Church MeKane Yesus; St. 4 © 1998 Concordia Publishing House
Tune Information
Name: MIN AYNET FAQIR NEW
Composer: Almaz Belhu
Arranger: Henry V. Gerike, b. 1948
Meter: 76 76 and refrain
Key: F Major
Copyright: © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; © 1970 Ethiopian Evangelical Church MeKane Yesus



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